Mineral oil is often a liquid by-product of refining crude oil to produce gasoline and other petroleum products. It is a colorless, odorless, light combination of higher alkanes from a mineral source, notably a petroleum distillate. Mineral oil is a chemical product sold over the counter that is manufactured from naturally occurring crude petroleum oil. Mineral oils are odorless, tasteless, colorless, and transparent liquids. They are also water-insoluble.

美国煤炭行业正由弱势向强势转变，供给端美国产量将持续处在下行通道，叠加煤炭替代燃机需求提升及海外需求提升，已步入高景气周期。

甲醇成本受煤价影响，价格与油价关联性强。我国甲醇生产主要原料为煤炭，通过拟合发现甲醇成本与煤炭价格呈显著正相关关系（R²=0.76）；而甲醇价格与原油价格变动趋势保持一致，这主要由于甲醇最大下游烯烃价格受到油价影响，油价通过烯烃价格向甲醇进行传导，并且油价上涨通常伴随煤价在内的能源品价格上涨，煤价对甲醇价格也起到支撑作用。